Even Buffon and Pirlo. Juventus dressing room secrets revealed years later

The 34-year-old Dane is a frequent subject of mockery. A nice few years ago, he stated that he was one of the best players in the world, but on the pitch he could never prove it. His name was mentioned more often in the context of the scandals he was the protagonist of. And this one was caught by the police when a drunk was driving a car, and this was for violating the rules, and this, and this was arguing with a Danish taxi driver while drunk. And yet even him can be surprised, which he said on the BBC5. The Dane did not expect what the Juventus locker room looks like.

– It was my first day at Juve. I couldn’t find any guys at all. I was wondering where are they ?! And suddenly I saw ten or twelve laughing soccer players in the toilets, drinking coffee and … smoking cigarettes, Bendtner blurted out.

“You saw Buffon and Pirlo too,” the journalist asked?

– Yes. And what can you say to such characters? If you look at their careers and how great professionals they are, it’s hard for them to say anything. It opened my eyes. The work ethic they showed on the pitch and their behavior towards the rest of the team was amazing. Therefore, no one could have a problem that they would smoke, ‘answered Denmark.

And he added: “It’s funny because I remember when Mario Balotelli was caught in England with a cigarette in the bathroom.” The case went to the newspapers and everyone was talking about it. Every team I’ve been on has had a smoker. In Italy it was much more common than in England.

It is worth recalling the story from years ago, when Wojciech Szczêsny, after Aaron Ramsey’s transfer to Juventus, showed him around Turin. The former Arsenal midfielder could not believe that the Pole had no trouble smoking in a public place. In England, he would have hit the covers of tabloids right away.

– In Italy there is no tabloid press in such aggressive English style that would attack. There are paparazzi in the UK just waiting to catch a celebrity in the act. There is no culture in Italy to attack famous people. Okay, you can read about romances, but about scandals, not too much. Most of the stories where, for example, a drunk Serie A star drives a car, are simply not disclosed. In this way, you can burn the contact with players or clubs -.

Extensive Bendtner CV

The striker was a player in London’s Arsenal for nine years, from which he was loaned to Birmingham City, Sunderland and Juventus. In 2014, Bendtner joined VfL Wolfsburg. Later he also played for Nottnigham Forest as well as for Rosenborg and FC Copenhagen. He hasn’t played for two years.

In the national team for Denmark he played 81 matches, scoring 30 goals.